History
Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum
Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum operates a historical and contemporary museum, education center, and gathering place for the fly fishing community.
Filed in: History, Livingston Manor NY, Museums, Recreation and Sports, Sullivan County NY
Tilly Foster Farm Museum
Tilly Foster Farm Museum is a preservation, farming and educational endeavor of the Society for the Preservation of Putnam County Antiquities and Greenways.
Filed in: Brewster NY, Community, Contains Video, Country Delights, Education, Education Resources, Farms and Orchards, History, Kids, Kids Programs, Museums, Other Farms, Putnam County NY, Sojourner's Picks
Empire State Railway Museum
Located in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, Empire State Railway Museum brings alive the history of the railroads, their people and towns.
Filed in: Community, Contains Video, History, Museums, Phoenicia NY, Sojourner's Picks, Ulster County NY
Wilderstein Historic Site & Wedding Venue
Wilderstein is a historical Queen Ann Victorian home on 40 landscaped acres. The historical site includes landscaped grounds, trails, and river views.
Filed in: Dutchess County NY, Historic Wedding Venues, History, Rhinebeck NY, Sojourner's Picks, Wedding & Reception Venues, Weddings and Events
The Peekskill Museum
Local history that focuses on people, events and objects of past times in Peekskill and Cortlandt are highlighted at Peekskill Museum.
Filed in: History, Museums, Peekskill NY, Westchester County NY
Delaware & Hudson Canal Museum
The D&H Canal Historical Society was established in 1966 to preserve, protect and perpetuate the unique history of the Delaware & Hudson Canal, particularly in Ulster County.
Filed in: Community, High Falls NY, History, Museums, Sojourner's Picks, Ulster County NY
Hanford Mills Museum
Hanford Mills Museum maintains a remarkable collection of over 50,000 objects housed in twelve of the sixteen buildings that comprise the site.
Filed in: Delaware County NY, East Meredith NY, History, Kids, Kids Programs, Museums
Somers Historical Society
Historical preservation and cultural and educational programs.
Filed in: History, Museums, Somers NY, Westchester County NY
F.W. Vanderbilt Garden Association
The Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and continuing beauty of the formal gardens of the F. W. Vanderbilt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY.
Filed in: Community, Dutchess County NY, Gardening & Landscaping, History, Hyde Park NY
Winnakee Land Trust
The mission of the Winnakee Land Trust is to protect and preserve the natural agricultural, recreational, architectural, cultural, scenic, historical, and open space resources of northern Dutchess County.
Filed in: Community, Dutchess County NY, History, Rhinebeck NY
Historic Huguenot Street
Historic Huguenot Street is a National Historic Landmark District and is incorporated as the Huguenot Historical Society.
Filed in: Contains Video, Historic Wedding Venues, History, Museums, New Paltz NY, Ulster County NY, Wedding & Reception Venues, Weddings and Events
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society
On the Hudson River between Athens and Hudson, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse was built in 1874 to guide ships on the Hudson River.
Filed in: Athens NY, Greene County NY, History
Zadock Pratt Museum
The museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Prattsville and the surrounding Catskill Mountain areas.
Filed in: Community, Greene County NY, History, Museums, Prattsville NY
Maple Grove Restoration
Located in a residential area of Poughkeepsie, New York, Maple Grove is part of a collection of farm estates which once lined South Road (Route 9).
Filed in: Community, Dutchess County NY, History, Poughkeepsie NY
Minisink Valley Historical Society
Minisink Valley Historical Society gathers relevant genealogical, biographical, and topographical information as well as archaeological and historical artifacts.
Filed in: History, Museums, Orange County NY, Port Jervis NY
Deposit Historical Society and Museum
Deposit Historical Society maintains a museum with exhibits of area artifacts and period pieces. There are regularly scheduled events and educational opportunities.
Filed in: Delaware County NY, Deposit NY, History, Museums
Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County NY
The Mountain Top Historical Society is dedicated to discovering and preserving the unique and rich history of the Catskill High Peaks.
Filed in: Greene County NY, Haines Falls NY, History
Friends of Historic Kingston
The Friends of Historic Kingston (FHK) aims to ensure that our vital Colonial legacy and the succeeding chapters in the city’s history endure.
Filed in: History, Kingston NY, Museums, Ulster County NY
Newburgh Preservation Association
The Newburgh Preservation Association (NPA) rebuilds, preserves, and promotes the architectural heritage and historic viewsheds of Newburgh, New York.
Filed in: Community, History, Newburgh NY, Orange County NY
Albany Institute of History & Art
Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History & Art is one of the oldest museums in the United States. It also is the major repository for the region’s heritage, with nationally significant collections.
Filed in: Albany County NY, Albany NY, Community, History, Museums
USS Slater – Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The last remaining World War II destroyer escort still afloat. Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS SLATER has undergone an extensive fifteen-year restoration that has returned the ship to her former glory.
Filed in: Albany County NY, Albany NY, Community, History, Kids, Kids Programs, Museums
Irish American Heritage Museum
The Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, New York, provides year-round access, especially by school groups, to our exhibits, our Paul O’Dwyer Library, lectures, presentations, film screenings, book signings and other special programs.
Filed in: Albany County NY, Albany NY, Community, History, Kids, Kids Programs, Museums
Dell’s Leather Works
Dell’s Leather Works crafts reproductions for the Civil War soldier reenactor. Researches and painstakingly reproducing original artifacts.
Filed in: Clothing & Fabrics, Crafts, History, Hudson Valley Handmade, Kingston NY, Ulster County NY
Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway
Promotes the historical and recreational resources of the Mohawk River and Erie Barge Canal corridor.
Filed in: History
Ashokan Field Campus
The Ashokan Field Campus in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains is a living nature classroom for school groups and adults.
Filed in: Community, Contains Video, Creative & Performing Arts, Farm Animals, Farms and Orchards, History, Kids, Kids Programs, Olivebridge NY, Recreation and Sports, Ulster County NY
Bannerman Castle Trust
Bannerman Castle Trust is dedicated to preserving Bannerman Castle as an educational, cultural, historical, and recreational facility
Filed in: Dutchess County NY, Glenham NY, History, Tours & Cruises
Austerlitz Historical Society
Austerlitz Historical Society offers a full calendar of events and programs year-round, a quarterly newsletter, and a growing museum site, Old Austerlitz, where artifacts, photos and memorabilia relating to the Town are being collected and preserved
Filed in: Austerlitz NY, Columbia County NY, History, Museums
Lindenwald
The Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. Tours of the house and a one-half mile loop trail with interpretive markers.
Filed in: Columbia County NY, History, Kinderhook NY, Museums
West Point Museum
Military history and the history of West Point and the United States Military Academy.
Filed in: Highland Falls NY, History, Museums, Orange County NY
Boscobel
A neoclassical, Adam style estate built in 1804-1808. Boscobel has regularly scheduled events and performances as well as a fine collection of federal period furnishings.
Filed in: Catering, Community, Garrison NY, Historic Wedding Venues, History, Kids, Kids Programs, Museums, Putnam County NY, Wedding & Reception Venues, Weddings and Events
Manitoga
Manitoga’s mission is to preserve the legacy of pioneer designer Russel Wright — his home, landscape, products, archives and philosophy — and share them with professionals and the public.
Filed in: Community, Garrison NY, History, Putnam County NY
New Baltimore Conservancy
The New Baltimore Conservancy maintains hiking trails, sponsors social events, offers informational programs and guided hikes and river paddles
Filed in: Community, Greene County NY, History, New Baltimore NY, Rafting/Paddling/Boating, Recreation and Sports
Catskill Mountain Railroad Scenic Train
The Catskill Mountain Railroad Scenic Train is a 12 mile round trip between Phoenicia and Cold Brook station, a wonderful 90 minute railroad excursion.
Filed in: Contains Video, History, Mt. Tremper NY, Tours & Cruises, Ulster County NY
Delaware and Ulster Railroad
The Delaware and Ulster Railroad is an excursion train that combines railroad nostalgia with scenic rides through New York’s legendary Catskill Mountains.
Filed in: Arkville NY, Delaware County NY, History, Tours & Cruises
Delaware County Historical Society
The Delaware County Historical Association was founded in 1945 to preserve and present the rich history of Delaware County.
Filed in: Delaware County NY, Delhi NY, History, Museums
Putnam County Historical Society
Collects and preserves historical and cultural materials pertaining to the Philipstown area, the West Point Foundry, and Putnam County.
Filed in: Cold Spring NY, History, Museums, Putnam County NY
Walkway Over the Hudson
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park is a linear walkway spanning the Hudson River. At 212 feet tall and 1.28 miles long.
Filed in: Contains Video, Dutchess County NY, History, Poughkeepsie NY, Trails, Paths, and Hiking
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history of the Hudson River Valley.
Filed in: History, Kingston NY, Museums, Ulster County NY
Gomez Mill House
One of the oldest continuously lived in residences in the United States.
Filed in: History, Marlboro NY, Museums, Ulster County NY
The Century House Historical Society
Dedicated to the industrial history of the Rosendale natural cement region.
Filed in: History, Museums, Rosendale NY, Ulster County NY
